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This guide is used by the cataloging department of Mississippi State University for internal RDA training. It includes resources and local policies that will be of interest to the Mississippi Library Partnership.

Personal NARs

MARC Fields for personal Name Authority Records (100)

 

046    Special Coded Dates (R)

            |f Birth date (NR)

            |g Death date (NR)

            |k Beginning or single date created (Work) (NR)

            |l Ending date created (Work) (NR)

            |s Start period (NR)

            |t End period (NR

            |u URI (R )

            |v Source of information (R)

            |2 Source of data scheme (NR)

 

100    Heading-Personal Name (NR)

            |c Title

            |d Dates

            |q Fuller Form

            |d Period of Activity

            |c Profession or Occupation

            |c Field of Activity

 

368    Other Attributes of Person or Corporate Body (R)

            |a Type of corporate body (R)

            |b Type of jurisdiction (R)

            |c Other designation (R)

            |d Title of person (R) 

 

370    Associated Place (R)

            |a Place of birth (NR)

            |b Place of death (NR)

            |c Associated country (R)

            |e Place of residence/headquarters (R)

            |s Start date (NR)

            |t End date (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

 

371    Address (R)

            |a Address (R)

            |b City (NR)

            |c State or intermediate jurisdiction (NR)

            |d Country (NR)

            |e Postal code (NR)

            |m Electronic mail address (R)

            |s Start date (NR)

            |t End date (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |2 Source (NR)

 

372    Field of Activity (R)

            |a Field of activity (R)

            |s Start Period NR)

            |t End period (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |2 Source of term (NR)

 

373    Associated Group (R)

            |a Affiliation or associated group(R)

            |s Start period (NR)

            |t End period (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |2 Source of term (NR)

 

374    Occupation (R)

            |a Occupation

            |s Start period (NR)

            |t End period (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |2 Source of term (NR)

 

375    Gender (R)

            |a Gender

            |s Start period (NR)

            |t End period (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |2 Source of term (NR)

 

377    Associated Language (R)

            |a Language code (R)

            |2 Source of code (NR)

 

378    Fuller Form of Personal Name (NR)

            |q Fuller form of Personal Name (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

Corporate NARs

MARC Fields for Corporate Body Name Authority Records (110)

 

046    Special Coded Dates (R)

            |s Start period (NR)

            |t End period (NR

            |u URI (R )

            |v Source of information (R)

            |2 Source of data scheme (NR)

 

110    Heading-Corporate Name (NR)

            |a - Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR) 

            |b - Subordinate unit (R) 

            |c - Location of meeting (NR) 

            |d - Date of meeting or treaty signing (R) 

            |e - Relator term (R) 

            

368    Other Attributes of Person or Corporate Body (R)

            |a Type of corporate body (R)

            |b Type of jurisdiction (R)

            |c Other designation (R)

            |d Title of person (R) 

 

370    Associated Place of the corporate body (R)

            |c Location of headquarters (country)

            |e Location of headquarters

            |f Other location of headquarters

            |s Start period of activity

            |t End period of activity

            |u URL

            |v Source of information

 

371    Address of the corporate body (R)

            |a Address (R)

            |b City (NR)

            |c Intermediate jurisdiction (NR)

            |d Country (NR)

            |e Postal code (NR)

            |m Electronic mail address (R)

            |s Start period (NR)

            |t End period (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |z Public note (R)

            |4 Relator code (R)

 

372    Field of Activity of the corporate body (R)

            |a Field of activity (R)

            |s Start Period NR)

            |t End period (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |0 Record control number (R)

            |2 Source of term (NR)

 

373    Associated Group (R)

            |a Affiliation or associated group(R)

            |s Start period (NR)

            |t End period (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |2 Source of term (NR)

 

377    Associated Language of the corporate body (R)

            |a Language code (R)

            |2 Source of code (NR)    Give subfield $a if readily available. Use bland as 2nd indicator (using the MARC language code list; do not give subfield $2)

 

510   See Also From Tracing-Corporate Body

with related $w, $i (or $4) for use with (e.g.): Predecessor/Successor for corporate bodies - Progenitor/Family member for Families and Personal Names - This is an area that will be elaborated over

 

667    Nonpublic General Note (R)

            |a Nonpublic general note (NR)

            |5 Institution to which field applies (R)

            |6 Linkage (NR)

            |8 Field link and sequence number (R)

 

678    Corporate History Public note (written coherently)

            |a Historical data (R)

            |b Expansion (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |6 Linkage (NR)

            |8 Field link and sequence number (R)  

 

Conference NARs

 

Name-title NARs

Family NARs

MARC Fields for Family Name Authority Records (100 3_)

 

Subj = n indicating not a subject heading

Subj use = b indicating not valid for subject heading usage

 

046    Special Coded Dates (R)

            |s Start period for Date associated with family (NR)

            |t End period for Date associated with family (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |2 Source of date scheme (NR)

 

100 3   Heading-Family Name

            |a Name of family

            |d Date associated with the family

            |c Titles and other words associated with the family

            |g Prominent member of the family

 

370    Associated Place (R)

            |c Place associated with the family (country)

            |e Place associated with the family (place of residence/headquarters)

            |f Place associated with the family (other associated place)

 

376    Family information (R)

            |a Type of family

            |b Prominent member of the family

            |c Hereditary title

            |s Start period (NR)

            |t End period (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |v Source of information (R)

            |0 Record control number (R)

            |2 Source of term (NR)

 

377     Associated Language of Family (R)

Although RDA does not specify the language attribute for Family names, the MARC Authority Format allows you to record the language of the family. (From a Change in Authority ALCTS Preconference). Paul Frank says we can use the language field for families.

 

500    See Also From Tracing-Family Name

with related $w, $i (or $4) for use with (e.g.): Predecessor/Successor for corporate bodies - Progenitor/Family member for Families and Personal Names - This is an area that will be elaborated over

500 1  $i Progenitor $b Name of person, followed by birth and death dates

 

667    Nonpublic General Note

SUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a subject; use a family name heading from LCSH.

 

678    Biographical or Historical Data Public note (written coherently)

            |a Biographical or historical data (R)

            |b Expansion (NR)

            |u Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

            |6 Linkage (NR)

            |8 Field link and sequence number (R)

 

 

Where is it in RDA

Where is it in RDA -- Authority Records

 

PRE-RDA CONTEXT

RDA TERMINOLOGY

RDA LOCATION

 

 

 

Heading

Authorized access point

 

  Constructing headings for persons, families, and

  corporate bodies

  Constructing the authorized access point representing a

  person, family, or corporate body

ch. 8-11

  Constructing headings for works, expressions, and

  manifestations

  Constructing the authorized access point representing a

  work, expression, or manifestation

ch. 5-6

  Constructing headings for places as governments

  Constructing the preferred access point for places as

  governments

ch. 11, 16

 

 

 

See references

Variant access points

 

  For persons, families, and corporate bodies

  Constructing variant access points representing persons,

  families, and corporate bodies

ch. 8-11

  For works, expressions, and manifestations

  Constructing variant access points representing works, 

  expressions, and manifestations; recording relationships

  between resources and persons, families, & corporate bodies

ch. 5-6

ch. 18-22

  For places as governments

  Constructing variant access representing places as

  governments

ch. 11, 16

 

 

 

See also references

Authorized access points for related entities

 

  For related persons, families, and corporate bodies

  Recording relationships between persons, families, and

  corporate bodies

ch. 29-32

  For works, expressions, and manifestations

  Recording relationships between works, expressions, and

  manifestations

ch. 24-26

 

  For related places as governments

  Recording relationships between places as governments

ch. 11

 

 

 

Explanatory references

Explanations of relationships

 

  For related persons (separate bibliographic identities)

  Explanation of relationship for person

appendix E

 

 

 

Notes

Attributes of entities

 

  Biographical or historical data

 

  Recording attributes of persons, families, corporate bodies,

  and places as governments (date associated with the person,

  place of birth, corporate history, etc.)

ch. 8-11

  Information about the work, expression, or  manifestation

  Recording attributes of works, expressions, and

  manifestations (date of  work, language of expression,  etc.)

ch. 5-6

  Sources consulted

  Sources consulted

ch. 5, 8, 24, 29

  Cataloguer’s notes

  Cataloguer’s notes

ch. 5, 8, 24, 29